Re: how to execute a C program via trigger ?

Thank for your hint, but I have some questions :

1. Do I have to compile the C program into a shared
object (*.so)?
2. Do I have to use SPI (SPI is too complicate to
me)?

My request is very simple. I have a program
(my_c_program)
that I can execute it under shell by typing
(my_c_program).
Basically my_c_program is not a function.

I want to fire a trigger after I update the field
(x) in table foo, and the trigger can run the
my_c_program. Is there an easy way to execute a
PROCESS
via trigger?

regards, S.F. Lee

--- clayton cottingham
<clayton(at)marketingchallenge(dot)com> wrote:
> take a look at the contrib sections fti or fulltext
> index example
>
> it takes you through it all
>
>
>
> "S.F. Lee" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using Red Hat 6.1 + PostgreSQL 7.0.3. All
> of
> > my
> > applications are developed by C and ECPG. I would
> > like to know how to execute a C program by
> Trigger,for
> > example:
> >
> > 1. I have a program my_c_program.c shuch as:
> >
> > #include <stdio.h>
> > main()
> > {
> > printf("Hello World !\n");
> > }
> >
> > 2. I create a table foo by following command
> >
> > CREATE TABLE foo
> > (
> > x int4
> > );
> >
> > 3. create a trigger foo_trig :
> >
> > create trigger foo_trig after update
> > on foo for each row execute procedure sql_c();
> >
> > 4. I don't know how to design sql_c(), can
> anyone
> > give a small plpsql program that can execute
> > my_c_program?
> >
> > regards, S.F. Lee
> >
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